editorNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Terry Gildea comes to KUER from San Antonio where he spent four years as a reporter and host at Texas Public Radio. While at KSTX, he created, produced and hosted the stations first local talk show, The Source. He covered San Antonios military community for the station and for NPRs Impact of War Project. Terrys features on wounded warriors, families on the home front and veterans navigating life after war have aired on Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. His half-hour radio documentary exploring the burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center was honored by the Houston Press and the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. Prior to his position in San Antonio, Terry covered Congress for two years with Capitol News Connection and Public Radio International . He holds a bachelors degree in English from the University of Washington and a masters degree from Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism. Terry enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons,NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Terry GildeaThu, 13 Oct 2016 06:40:05 +0000Terry Gildeahttp://kasu.org
Terry GildeaUtah has been solidly Republican at the presidential level for the past 48 years. But the leaked tape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women without their consent may have been the last straw for socially conservative voters in this heavily Mormon state.Soon after the tape surfaced, several prominent Republicans in the state revoked their support for the GOP presidential nominee.Gov. Gary Herbert did so on Twitter within a few hours.Not long after, former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and Sen. Mike Lee (who had never endorsed Trump) called on Trump to exit the race. Still, many Republican voters in Utah are torn about what to do."Hillary Clinton doesn't represent my values. Donald Trump doesn't represent my values. I have been looking into the other candidates and, you know, again, I have not closed the door on the other candidates," Rep. Mia Love said during a debate Monday night after being asked about her support for Trump.Trump has never had especially deep support inThis Election Might Actually Put Utah, Solidly Republican For 48 Years, In Playhttp://kasu.org/post/solidly-republican-48-years-election-might-actually-put-utah-play
79892 as http://kasu.orgWed, 12 Oct 2016 18:29:00 +0000This Election Might Actually Put Utah, Solidly Republican For 48 Years, In PlayTerry GildeaCopyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The polygamous sect once led by Warren Jeffs is in trouble again. Eleven leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face criminal charges. Federal prosecutors say they conspired to commit food stamp fraud and money laundering. Terry Gildea from KUER in Salt Lake City reports.TERRY GILDEA, BYLINE: This morning, defendants Lyle Jeffs and John Wayman filed into a federal courtroom in downtown Salt Lake to be arraigned on two counts of fraud and money laundering. Lyle Jeffs is the brother of Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the FLDS Church. Both men pleaded not guilty. The indictment alleges Jeffs, Wayman and others took more than $12 million from food stamp recipients, laundered it and used it to maintain a series of safe houses and hiding places. Outside the courthouse, federal prosecutor Robert Lund spoke to reporters about the charges Jeffs and Wayman are facing.(SOUNDBITE OFFLDS Church Leaders Indicted In Food Stamps Fraudhttp://kasu.org/post/lds-church-leaders-indicted-food-stamps-fraud
70810 as http://kasu.orgWed, 24 Feb 2016 21:38:00 +0000FLDS Church Leaders Indicted In Food Stamps FraudTerry GildeaLeaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are cracking down on members who openly dispute the doctrine of the faith. Earlier this week, a Mormon feminist was excommunicated for pursing membership in the all-male priesthood of the church. Now another member, John Dehlin, is facing the same fate — for questioning scripture and speaking out on behalf of gay Mormons.Dehlin records a new episode of his podcast, Mormon Stories, every week from his home office in North Logan, Utah. In the podcast, Dehlin has been asking hard questions about the doctrine of the faith and standing up for gay Mormons."I realized that the [suicidal tendencies] of LGBT individuals in Utah and within Mormonism was really an epidemic," Dehlin says. "I've also had very close members of my family and many friends come out as LGBT, and so that was my initial impetus."Dehlin says modern Mormonism doesn't allow church members to ask tough questions about the faith. He wants his podcast to be that kind ofPodcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay Mormonshttp://kasu.org/post/podcaster-risks-excommunication-defending-gay-mormons
46235 as http://kasu.orgFri, 27 Jun 2014 20:57:00 +0000Podcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay MormonsTerry GildeaTranscript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.Marriages for gay couples will continue in Utah for the time being. A federal judge has denied a request to stay his own decision, a ruling he handed down last week. The judge ruled on Friday that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. From member station KUER in Salt Lake City, Terry Gildea reports.TERRY GILDEA, BYLINE: At the Salt Lake County Clerk's office on Monday morning, Nathan Tanner and Jon Ayre exchanged vows.UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I know pronounce you married. You may kiss.GILDEA: Both Tanner and Ayre are among more than 200 gay couples in Utah who have gotten married since last Friday when a federal judge overturned the state's law banning gay marriage. Nathan Tanner says it's something he thought would never happen in Utah.NATHAN TANNER: I just feel - just a lot more whole. I'm complete. I just feel like a full citizen.GILDEA: The attorney for the three gay couplesJudge Denies Stay Of Utah Same-Sex Marriages, Unions Continuehttp://kasu.org/post/judge-denies-stay-utah-same-sex-marriages-unions-continue
38419 as http://kasu.orgMon, 23 Dec 2013 21:44:00 +0000Judge Denies Stay Of Utah Same-Sex Marriages, Unions ContinueTerry GildeaSeventh-grader Senicka Arciaga-Spears wants to be a Boy Scout. Over a homemade Sunday evening dinner, he tells his two moms, Eliza and Kelly, that he wants to learn survival skills — including fishing and "dangerous hiking."Eliza would like her son to join the Scouts, too. "They teach discipline and obedience and respect and self-sufficiency. I want that for him," she says. "I want him to learn those things and be surrounded by those things."So when Eliza heard earlier this year that the Utah Pride Center, a LGBT organization, was trying to organize a Scout troop with the help of local Scoutmaster Peter Brownstein, she approached Brownstein about Senicka joining if the center's application to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was approved."The idea was to create something not just that would be inclusive of LGBT youth, but also youth who are interested in the benefits of scouting without being a part of the church to do it," Brownstein says of the center's application.The churchTwice Rejected, LGBT Group Won't Give Up On Boy Scout Bidhttp://kasu.org/post/twice-rejected-lgbt-group-wont-give-boy-scout-bid
32148 as http://kasu.orgWed, 31 Jul 2013 22:37:00 +0000Twice Rejected, LGBT Group Won't Give Up On Boy Scout BidTerry GildeaA disagreement between supporters of the Sundance Film Festival and a conservative think tank in Utah is raising questions about whether tax dollars should support the arts. The Sutherland Institute says some films screened at Sundance do not reflect Utah values.The controversy began with a blog post on the Sutherland Institute's website. Writer Derek Monson called on Utah to end its sponsorship of Sundance because some of the movies shown there portrayed sexual promiscuity.Paul Mero, president of the Salt Lake City-based Sutherland Institute, says the state should spend money on other priorities rather than subsidizing the financially successful film festival, founded by actor Robert Redford."It's almost like we're buying a friendship that doesn't naturally exist between Mr. Redford and the state of Utah," Mero says. "If that's the case, that's pretty pathetic."Mero says his organization is uniformly opposed to any kind of business subsidy, and that some of the films screened thisSundance Subsidy Stirs Conservative Pushbackhttp://kasu.org/post/sundance-subsidy-stirs-conservative-pushback
23389 as http://kasu.orgTue, 22 Jan 2013 20:56:00 +0000Sundance Subsidy Stirs Conservative PushbackTerry GildeaIn Utah, the state's lone Democratic congressman is in a tough battle for a seventh term. Jim Matheson's opponent, Mia Love, has the support of national GOP superstars and, if elected, would become the first black Republican woman in Congress.In a state where only about 25 percent of residents vote as Democrats, Matheson has successfully gotten enough Republicans to vote for him and keep him in office for the past 12 years. He can trace his political roots back to his father, Scott Matheson, the state's last Democratic governor."I remember, even though it was years ago, he'd say, 'You know, when you've got both the left and right mad at you, you're probably doing the right thing.' I think he just took a pragmatic approach to trying to do the right thing to help people," he says. "And that's my politics, and that's what I learned from him."Part of Matheson's success has come from portraying his GOP challengers as too conservative, even for Utah. He says Love, who is mayor of SaratogaUtah House Candidates Both Have The 'Right Strategy'http://kasu.org/post/utah-house-candidates-both-have-right-strategy
18619 as http://kasu.orgSat, 29 Sep 2012 09:56:00 +0000Utah House Candidates Both Have The 'Right Strategy'Terry GildeaA Utah congressional hopeful will take the stage Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.Mia Love is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, a small Utah community, but her energy and personal story have Republicans believing she's a winner. If elected, she'd become the first black female Republican in Congress.Perhaps Love's unofficial audition for a speaking slot in Tampa started when she took the stage at the Utah state GOP convention in April."You can work hard. You can save, you can improve your life and the lives of your children," she said. "And one day, when you deliver your youngest child to the university, you will look her in the eye and you will say, 'You will give back.'"Love captivated the crowd that day, and won the GOP nomination in a newly drawn Utah congressional district. Almost immediately, Republican leadership in Washington took notice of Love and the potential she has to defeat incumbent Rep. Jim Matheson, the state's lone Democrat in Congress.ThisGOP Hopes House Hopeful Will 'Change Impressions'http://kasu.org/post/gop-hopes-house-hopeful-will-change-impressions
16955 as http://kasu.orgSun, 26 Aug 2012 18:30:00 +0000GOP Hopes House Hopeful Will 'Change Impressions'Terry Gildeahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnPI3Yo2b0 A small-town mayor in Utah is trying to make congressional history.Mia Love wants to become the first black Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. If elected, she vows to bring conservative principles to the Congressional Black Caucus.Love, 37, faces Rep. Jim Matheson, a six-term Democratic incumbent, in the November general election. But she has already energized Republicans in Utah and across the country.Last month, when Utah Republicans gathered to choose their candidates for statewide office, Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, stepped up to the podium to make her case for the nomination."The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity," she said. "Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise."Her speech electrified the crowd. She won the nomination that day with 70 percent of the delegate vote, defeating former state legislator Carl Wimmer,In Utah, GOP House Candidate Out To Make History http://kasu.org/post/utah-gop-house-candidate-out-make-history
11283 as http://kasu.orgThu, 03 May 2012 21:06:00 +0000In Utah, GOP House Candidate Out To Make History